We have posted a tutorial about settings your desired wallpaper as background image in any folder:
How to Set Your Desired Wallpaper as Folder Background Image in Windows XP
But this method no longer works in Windows Vista and 7. So today we are going to share a small utility which allows you to set any wallpaper as background image in folders in Windows Vista and 7.
Thanks to Andreas for creating "Vista Folder Background". It integrates itself in Explorer and adds a new tab "Folder Background" in Folder Customization dialog box.
This article was posted by VG in following section: Software, Windows 7, Windows Vista.
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parvinder
u r great dear but how do u manage so much u got vast knowledge man ur head might be ready to burst.............. thanks god for sending such a man on earth...
thanks for vista folder customization
keep it up
Andrew
This is a great app, but for some reason I can't get it to successfully install. I keep getting an error relating to VistaFolderBackground.dll not being there. I had C++ (x86 and x64) installed so I tried reinstalling them, and then installing the app again. However I got the same message. I have a 64 bit version of vista, and tried both the 64 and 32 versions of the app. The .dll loaded for the 32 but fails due to another error (I'm assuming because of my 64 bit OS). Any ideas? :?:
VG
^^ Right click on "install.bat" file and select "Run As Administrator". It should work.
Andrew
Thanks for the response, but still no luck. I tried messing around with permissions and ownership, but that didn't work either. I'm not sure what else to try.
VG
^^ Sorry mate but I have no idea about 64 bit version.
Ronnell
I got it installed but it won't change my pic folder in vista which is green and not brown
jaikanth
hai man this is jai form chennai i need to know how to change visual style wich i downloaded in vista home premium
Ronald
Hello Vishal sir,
I have the 32 bit version and am also having trouble with this. I have installed it successfully and am still unable to view the image after it has been set. Do the image files I choose need to be in a certain format :?: ( ie. .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .bmp ...etc, etc)
for I have tried them all, including saving as file type .bg (?). I know i saw that one somewhere on your site
VG
^^ It has problems sometimes. Make sure you have installed the required things. I have no idea why its not working for you. I checked it and its working fine here. :)
Ronald
I may have not had ample permission, and if that is the case, then i will leave it alone. I tend to go on deletion sprees ( ADD is a curse) and should not be allowed into most of my system files without supervision I sure enjoy the ideas the application inspires tho. I might try again after i make 100 empty text files then recycle em one by one. I love that sound. could you tell me what file type you are using?